The Lady in the Moon

Written By: Lily Wong Fillmore Illustrated by: Lin Wang

Who is the Lady in the Moon?
The sun sets. The moon rises.
Come out. Come out to play. It is Moon
Festival, a night for children
everywhere. Lets sing a song to the
Lady in the Moon. Lets write a poem to
send to Lady Moon. Well make some
treats, good things to eat. Well wrap
them in lotus leaves, tied with golden
knots. Moon cakes, golden pears,
melons, and plums. Well make eight
treasures rice, wrapped in lotus leaves.
Night is falling, and children call, Come
out, Lady Moon. Come light up the sky.
High above the city, high above the
hills, the moon shows her golden face.
Children sing and laugh. They send
their poems to the Lady in the moon.
She glows, she glides, she grows. Lady
Moon fills the sky with light. Lets laugh
and sing a song to Lady Moon. Lets
read our poems to Lady Moon. Well

make her some treats, good things to

eat. Well wrap them in lotus leaves,
tied with golden knots. Moon cakes,
golden pears, melons, plums, and eight
treasures rice. Raise your lanterns high.
It is Moon Festival, a night for children
everywhere. The moon is so near, you
can touch it if you try. We light our
lanterns. We raise them high. Moon
beams and lanterns touch. Oh, what a
show! A bridge of light glows in the fall
night. Where does it go? Will it take us
to the moon? Lets laugh and sing a
song to Lady Moon. Lets read our
poems to the Lady in the Moon. Well
take her some treats, good things to
eat. Well wrap them in lotus leaves,
tied with golden knots. Moon cakes,
golden pears, melons, plums, and eight
treasures rice.

Think and Respond

Reread the story above.
1.

Put a 1 next to the event that happened first, 2 next to the second, and 3 next to the
third.

___ The children sent their

poems to Lady Moon.

___ The light from the

___ The sun set.
lanterns and moon beams
touched.
2.
Was the story realistic or fantasy? Tell why.
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3.
Did you enjoy the story? Why or why not?
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4.
Would you like to attend a Moon Festival? Explain why or why not.
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